If you have wondered how an SIC Custom Hand Shaped Bullet is born...
All you need is foam, good templates, a Skill 100 planer, and lots of talent.
Here is Mark Raaphorst doing what he knows best.
My new Custom SIC 18ft V3 Bullet hand shaped by good mate the Legend Mark Raaphorst
www.facebook.com/SICMauiCustom/videos/1039351579421071/
www.facebook.com/mark.raaphorst.9/videos/535000303349531/
Yeah looks the goods....Phil .as a pro...you ....just a question ..in the last 2 -3 years has gear got alot better than board of say 3 years ago
if yes is it the shape ,length ,or is it the concaves under Neath or all of the above .
are we getting faster ...and are the board s easier to use in such a short time ..just curious ..
Tardy . 
Select to expand quoteDownwinder said..
If you have wondered how an SIC Custom Hand Shaped Bullet is born...
All you need is foam, good templates, a Skill 100 planer, and lots of talent.
Here is Mark Raaphorst doing what he knows best.
My new Custom SIC 18ft V3 Bullet hand shaped by good mate the Legend Mark Raaphorst
www.facebook.com/SICMauiCustom/videos/1039351579421071/
www.facebook.com/mark.raaphorst.9/videos/535000303349531/
Book me in for a second hand purchase in 5 years or so.
If you bring it back here..............
Select to expand quoteTardy said..
Yeah looks the goods....Phil .as a pro...you ....just a question ..in the last 2 -3 years has gear got alot better than board of say 3 years ago
if yes is it the shape ,length ,or is it the concaves under Neath or all of the above .
are we getting faster ...and are the board s easier to use in such a short time ..just curious ..
Tardy .
My new V3 has the same Rocker/concave as my V1 because the Glide on my V1 is awesome
2-3 years not much has changed only the Nose Entry My New V3 Nose is a lot more narrower with no nose lift (my measurements are a secret at the moment) the production V3 has a lot wider nose but way narrower nose and no nose lift like the V1
The SIC V1 Bullet is the best Downwind Board ever to be made because a Novice will have as much fun on a V1 Bullet as an Elite Paddler would, guaranteed.
The SIC V1 Bullet has won more Podium Finishers than any other board on the Planet.
But the V3 is the Ants Pants at least a kilometre plus faster over say a Ten kilometre run than the V1 in Ocean Swells.
Hope I've answered your question Tardy I'd talk story better over a Beer, hopefully next March when I come see you on Lord Howe Island, we go surf.
Sound good Ive got a big liver .
thats a great record ..sick.fantastic record ..I'm not really up with the comp..ratings..
a lot of unridden waves here.
thanks.
must say I'm surprised phil. I would have though it would have been on a file , tinker with for you and cut out on a machine.
hand finished from there.
I never seen an unlimited totally hand shaped
Select to expand quotelaceys lane said..
must say I'm surprised phil. I would have though it would have been on a file , tinker with for you and cut out on a machine.
hand finished from there.
I never seen an unlimited totally hand shaped
Mark Raaphorst has never used a machine (Old School) Mark Raaphorst Hot Wires the bottom cure then shapes the board using the stencils as you see in the video. Mark Raaphorst has a very good eye for detail - thats why they call Mark Raaphorst the "Mad Scientist"
Mark Raaphorst is a GENIUS when it comes to shaping. A True Master Craftsman.
When I was a teenager the best surfboard shaper in Newcastle Sam Egan (and is a very close friend) let me into his shaping bay so I could watch him shape. A few years back Sam Egan shaped boards for 30 of the top 35 pro surfers on Tour guys like Andy Irons, True Story. Sam Eagan is rated as one of the best surfboard shapers on the Planet. Sam Egan has a very good eye to Detail.
Look at the Nose on this Board Mark Raaphorst help Dave Kalama shape. My V3 nose will be identical to this, I've paddled this board it's a weapon of a board it just knifes through the swells without slowing down (Stoked), but it's too long at 19ft and the tail is too wide e.g. dog of a thing, I mean Tail.
Select to expand quoteNozza said..Downwinder said..
If you have wondered how an SIC Custom Hand Shaped Bullet is born...
All you need is foam, good templates, a Skill 100 planer, and lots of talent.
Here is Mark Raaphorst doing what he knows best.
My new Custom SIC 18ft V3 Bullet hand shaped by good mate the Legend Mark Raaphorst
www.facebook.com/SICMauiCustom/videos/1039351579421071/
www.facebook.com/mark.raaphorst.9/videos/535000303349531/
Book me in for a second hand purchase in 5 years or so.
If you bring it back here..............
hahaha Noza, no this board is staying on Maui
Congrats Downwinder. You've gotta feel like an expectant Dad.. Betcha you're pacing the beach counting the days til Maui...
Nice of you to comment on the V1 as being all time.. I can't wait for mine. it goes to show how smart M.R. Is that he got the V1 figured out back around 2010 (correct me if I'm wrong) and its still one of the best all round downwind unlimited shapes.
Your new baby going to have your trademark camo paint scheme? Thought so.. 
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Congrats Downwinder. You've gotta feel like an expectant Dad.. Betcha you're pacing the beach counting the days til Maui...
Nice of you to comment on the V1 as being all time.. I can't wait for mine. it goes to show how smart M.R. Is that he got the V1 figured out back around 2010 (correct me if I'm wrong) and its still one of the best all round downwind unlimited shapes.
Your new baby going to have your trademark camo paint scheme? Thought so..
This is my SIC Custom 17'6'' V1 Bullet it's a magic board I won the solo over 40's at 48yo M2O in 2010 on this board. I'll never sell her she's a weapon of a board. Plus it's the only one of it's kind in Australia.
and Yes always my camp trademark paint scheme.
Bloody hell 18ft.
I'm gunna get lost on that thing. Any chance of putting in dual steering for a goofy.
Select to expand quoteDownwinder said..SUPerD said..
Congrats Downwinder. You've gotta feel like an expectant Dad.. Betcha you're pacing the beach counting the days til Maui...
Nice of you to comment on the V1 as being all time.. I can't wait for mine. it goes to show how smart M.R. Is that he got the V1 figured out back around 2010 (correct me if I'm wrong) and its still one of the best all round downwind unlimited shapes.
Your new baby going to have your trademark camo paint scheme? Thought so..
This is my SIC Custom 17'6'' V1 Bullet it's a magic board I won the solo over 40's at 48yo M2O in 2010 on this board. I'll never sell her she's a weapon of a board.
and Yes always my camp trademark paint scheme.
...a proud dad. Nice. I love seeing the West Maui mountains. They're always in view on a Maliko run. And always covered in clouds.. Or so it seems.
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Bloody hell 18ft.
I'm gunna get lost on that thing. Any chance of putting in dual steering for a goofy.
hahaha jenks your best bet is to watch any of Livio Menelau vids he's goofy and uses the rudder system on the opposite foot.
Select to expand quoteSUPerD said.
I love seeing the West Maui mountains. They're always in view on a Maliko run. And always covered in clouds.. Or so it seems.
The IAO Valley, Wailuku get the most rain on the Planet.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iao_Valley
The balcony from my mate Randy Royse's place
Select to expand quoteDownwinder said...laceys lane said..
must say I'm surprised phil. I would have though it would have been on a file , tinker with for you and cut out on a machine.
hand finished from there.
I never seen an unlimited totally hand shaped
Mark Raaphorst has never used a machine (Old School) Mark Raaphorst Hot Wires the bottom cure then shapes the board using the stencils as you see in the video. Mark Raaphorst has a very good eye for detail - thats why they call Mark Raaphorst the "Mad Scientist"
Mark Raaphorst is a GENIUS when it comes to shaping. A True Master Craftsman.
When I was a teenager the best surfboard shaper in Newcastle Sam Egan (and is a very close friend) let me into his shaping bay so I could watch him shape. A few years back Sam Egan shaped boards for 30 of the top 35 pro surfers on Tour guys like Andy Irons, True Story. Sam Eagan is rated as one of the best surfboard shapers on the Planet. Sam Egan has a very good eye to Detail.
Look at the Nose on this Board Mark Raaphorst help Dave Kalama shape. My V3 nose will be identical to this, I've paddled this board it's a weapon of a board it just knifes through the swells without slowing down (Stoked), but it's too long at 19ft and the tail is too wide e.g. dog of a thing, I mean Tail.
But phil ive seen a sic vid where they show a machine cutting a shape????
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But phil ive seen a sic vid where they show a machine cutting a shape????
But of cause lacey everybody does it, using a machine to shape Blanks it's the 21 century
Anybody can even the biggest kook thats no good with his hands can shape a board using a machine
But there's only a handful of Talented surfboard Shapers like you've seen in the video above world wide that can shape a Board from start to finish using a square piece of foam.
It's a dying trade.
Ah, Phil, you might want to think of some other things to do on Maui.. The whole of Maliko Gulch is going to be reverted back to the ahupua'a land management system of the HawaiIan people.. so no more Maliko runs for Haole.. I guess you could sneak out of Ho'okipa between sets.. Good luck.
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Ah, Phil, you might want to think of some other things to do on Maui.. The whole of Maliko Gulch is going to be reverted back to the ahupua'a land management system of the HawaiIan people.. so no more Maliko runs for Haole.. I guess you could sneak out of Ho'okipa between sets.. Good luck.
Hahahahaha, GOLD, April fool.
Hope to see you on Maliko SUPerD my new V3 is getting glassed this week.
I'm getting a one way ticket next time .
Alllllooooha.
hope it blows its tits off for you .
It is maui . 
Select to expand quoteDownwinder said...SUPerD said..
Ah, Phil, you might want to think of some other things to do on Maui.. The whole of Maliko Gulch is going to be reverted back to the ahupua'a land management system of the HawaiIan people.. so no more Maliko runs for Haole.. I guess you could sneak out of Ho'okipa between sets.. Good luck.
Hahahahaha, GOLD, April fool.
Hope to see you on Maliko SUPerD my new V3 is getting glassed this week.
LOL, well it was worth a try.. . I hope te tradewinds blow so effin hard for you Phil that you never have to paddle.. 
STOKED!!!! Picking up my new 2016 SIC Bullet 17-4 on Thursday.. It's been a loooong wait. just in time for summer here in the Northern hemisphere which means flat glassy water until the winds of Fall in late Sept. No matter. The best things are worth waiting for.
I JOJ Just Of Da Jet at the SIC factory picking up my New SIC 18ft V3 Bullet, Stoked.
Andres putting on some rail saver tape
Mark Raaphorst the Gay c@#t put a love heart in his signature, hahaha.
I got Lesley from Big Mal at Currumbin to make me a custom 18ft board bag for the new SIC V3
I purchased me a cheap Vehicle GPS at K Mart in Kahului, Styling.
Interesting to see you went with the 'traditional' steering system and not the new one SIC are using Phil.
It's amazing what perfection comes out of a dodgy building like that, isn't it!
And the location is like something out of Deliverance...!
Looks like the wind is blowing in the right direction there Phil!
Looking at the deck, you must attach your leg rope forward, not aft? I do the same - so you don't step on it when moving back.
